Societies Act · 2010 Revised Edition · Part III · Registration
15. Liability of office-bearer of society whose registration has been cancelled
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If the registration of a society has been cancelled under sections 13(1)(b) or 13(1)(c)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) or under section 24, any office-bearer thereof who after the date of such cancellation becomes or after the expiry of 30 days from such date continues to remain, an office-bearer of any other society without the approval in writing of the Registrar, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $15,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.
society
“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
Except where the registration of a registered society has been cancelled under section 13(1)(b), the restriction imposed on any office-bearer under subsection (1) shall cease upon the expiry of a period of 5 years beginning from the date of such cancellation.
registered society
“registered society” means a society registered under section 8(3);
Terms defined in s 2
office-bearer
Defined · s 2“office-bearer” means any person who is the president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer of any society or any branch thereof, or who is a member of a committee or governing body of any society or any branch thereof who holds in such society or branch any office or position analogous to that of a president, vice-president, secretary or treasurer;
registered society
Defined · s 2“registered society” means a society registered under section 8(3);
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Societies appointed under section 3(1) and includes any Deputy Registrar;
society
Defined · s 2“society” includes any club, company, partnership or association of 10 or more persons whatever its nature or object, whether temporary or permanent, but does not include — (a) any company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act; (b) any body corporate incorporated or constituted under any written law; (c) any trade union registered or required to be registered under the Trade Unions Act; (d) any company, association or partnership formed for the sole purpose of carrying on any business that has for its object the acquisition of gain by the company, association, partnership or by the individual members thereof; (e) any co-operative society registered under the Co-operative Societies Act; (f) any organisation or association that forms part of the curriculum of a school; (g) any school, management committee of a school, parents’ association or parent-teachers’ association registered or exempted from registration under any written law; (h) any organisation or association formed by any Government department or ministry whose members wholly consist of public servants. Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars.
Part IV
Registered Societies
Part V
Branches of Registered Societies
Part VI
Unlawful Societies
Part VII
Enforcement
Part VIII
Offences
Part IX